Automobile headlight



July 14, 192s.

G. v v. srlTzER AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT Filed Feb. 2e, 1925 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

AUTO-MOBILE HEADLIGH'L.-

Application filed February 28, 1925. Serial No. 12,415.

To all who/m, t may concern.' s

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STITZER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Mahanoy City, in the county of Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Headlights; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thel art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new anduseful improvements in headlights, and particularly to headlights for automobiles, and like vehicles.

One object of the invention is toprovide a headlight which includes a casing so constructed that the light rays will be directed onto the ground at the proper distance in front of the vehicle, and wherein the source of the light, within the casing, will not be seen by pedestrians, or the drivers of approaching vehicles.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, effective in use, and which can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lamp casing made in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the lamp casing.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the lamp casing.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing, there is shown a lamp casing, represented as a whole by the numeral 10, said casing being widest at its front end, and tapered toward the rear end thereof. The casing is made up of a series of flat It will be noted that the recess extends, .throughout the entire length of the top Wall,"

whereby a downwardly extending wall 15' is formed at the. front end of the casing, which completely hides the electric lamp from .the view of pedestrians or` drivers. The light from the lamp is reflected forwardly and downwardly, onto the road suri face, at the proper distance in front of the y vehicle, whereby to effectively preventany C direct light rays shining hinto the eyesof pedestrians or drivers of approaching ve`.

liicles.

. There 1s thus provided a head light casing for a vehicleJ which will produce the proper g amount of light on the road, at the required y .y

distance ahead of the vehicle, but whichwill not rise to the height of the eyes of i pedestrians or drivers of approaching vei hicles.

That is claimed is:

A headlightcasing comprising an elongated body having a. plurality of Hat walls and tapering toward one end, reiiecting surfaces on the inner faces of the said flat walls, the uppermostof said Hat walls having a longitudinal recess and a depending wall at the larger' end of the body of the casing, and a source.v of light disposed within said recess and being hidden by said depending wahl. y

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.y

GEORGE IV. STITZER. litnesses i Hl. MARK iPLAR-MLEY, DONALD T. S'rlurznnf 

